Check display mechanism



Oct. 31, 1944.

H. J. BAuR ET AL CHECK DISPLAY MECHANISM Filed, Feb. 17. 1941 4 Sheets-Sheet l a; e b

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77/0M/76E. AuLa L om Patented Oct. 31, 1944 CHECK DISPLAY IVIECHANISM Hugo J. Baur and Thomas E. Kulo, Chicago, 111., assignors, by mesne assignments, to City National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Chicago, 111., as trustee Application February 17, 1941, Serial No. 379,379

9 Claims. (01. 19448) Thisinvention relates to a mechanism for. displaying checks which are mechanically collected so that they may be visually inspected, for passing said checks through-a plurality of visible stations and for finally depositing them in a container.

The mechanismisintended for use with a .fare register such as .thatdisclosed in our application .Serial Number 350,312, filed August 3, 1940, for

Fare registering mechanism.

It is an object. of the invention to provide a plurality of check supporting elements which are disposed to successively received a check and to display it.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mechanism for dumping the checks from each of the supporting elements in predetermined sequence. l

A further object of theinvention is to provide .means .for releasing said checks from the check receptacle so that they may be used again,

Yet another object of the invention is to pro--' vide .a check dumping mechanism in which the last ,or lowermost checksupportingelement is first actuated through .a cycle and thereafter other elements are actuatedseriatim.

, It is still another object of the invention to provide a check feeding and display mechanism which serves to feed the checks toward the last check supporting element and which clears the first element .for the reception of a newly registered check.

Another object of the invention is to provide check supporting means which may be manually cleared of all except the last registered check.

These and other objects will become apparent from a study of this specification and the drawings which form' a part'hereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation o'f'the check receiving mechanism and the display element operating mechanism.

Figure'2 is a front elevation, with parts broken away, of the display mechanism and its associated actuatinglinkage.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2 showing the check supporting elements, the check receptacle and the actuating mechanism.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 2 showing the operator for the last check support.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 2 showing the operator for the intermediate check supporting element.

. Figure 6 is aview similar to Figure 1 but showing the timing mechanism which connects the cam-shaft and the crank-shaft.

Figure 7 is a figuresimilar to Figure 6 but showing the relation of the parts at the end of the check locking phase of the cycle with a minimum diameter check in place.

Figure 8515 a figure similar to Figures 6 and '7 but showing the relation of the parts at the beginning of the check releasing phase.

Figure 91s a figure similar to Figures 6, 7 and 8 showing the relation of the parts at the time the check is ejected from the calipering mechanism.

Figure 10 is a top view with parts removed showing the structure of the-check braking mechanism and its .relation to the slide.

Figure 11 is an elevation-of the check braking mechanism of Figure 10.

Figure 12 'is anelevation showing the check stripper plate.

Figure 13 is a section taken on line -I3-i3 of Figure 12.

Figure 14 is a section takenon line I i-M of Figure 1, showingthecomb guide'for the cam levers.

Referring to Figure 1, the numeral l represents a check receiving chute and'3 represents a check support or receiver whichis connected to be reciprocated by a slide 5. The slide is reciprooated by a rack. which is in engagement with a sector 9 and is driven by the linkage indicated generally by the letter A.

The linkage is actuated by a crank II which is mounted on'a crank-shaft IS. The shaft 15 carries a gear 8 (Figures 8 and 9) fixed to it and a locking sector II! which occupies a fixed relation with respect to the crank'l l and is disposed with the gear'between it and the crank.

The slide 5 is provided with a shoulder 5' which has less depth than the thinnest check to be used. As the slide is moved to the left in Figures 1 and 6 to 9, a check resting in the support 3 resting on M? will be contacted by the shoulder 5', forced from under the stripper I2 (Figures 8, 9

and 13) and moved into engagement with thev anvil it where it is held. The contacts 19 are mounted in a block of insulation which is fixed to, and moves with the slide 5 and rack l, which are supported in guide means mounted on frame member 11. The anvil I 3 is adjustably supported on the frame member 22 which is in turn supported on frame member 11.

The stripper plate l2 (Figures 12 and 13) is provided with a pair of bent over ears M which are perforated to receive a pivot pin l2 which is supported in ears on the frame member 52.

shaft I'I.

centers of the 'shafts'l5and IT.

A spring 44' supported by pin I2 urges the stripper into contact with the slide. Projecting from the side of the plate in a direction opposite from that of cars 44 is a check stripping lip 46 which is cut away as shown at 48 and is bevelled as A pin 42 is mounted in the plate I2 and ex tends in the same direction as lip 46. This pin rests upon a frame member 52 so as to hold the edge 58 from contact with the slide 5. This reduces wear on the parts 5 and 58.

The crank-shaft I5 is driven by gear 8 whichin turn is driven by gear I4 mounted'on cam- Also mounted on I! is a locking sector I6 which cooperates with sector I. In the initial position, the shafts I5 and II, the gears 8 and I4 and the sectors I and I6 occupy the relations shown in Figure 6. That is, the crank is on dead 1' center. with respect to its associated link; the cut away portion of sector I0 is a half revolution away from its locking position and the gear I4 and sector I6 are bisected by the line joining the 94 and 96 are 120 degrees apart and cam 94 is also bisected by the'same line. of centers just referred to.

The number of teeth on the gears I4 and 8 is such that sixty degrees of rotation of the gear I4 willrotate gear 8 and the crank II 180 degrees andposition the locking sector III for engagement by the sector I6. This position of the parts is shown in Figure '7.

As is clearly shown in this figure the check C has been gripped between the shoulder and the anvil I3 as described above and is thus in the position in which it is calipered.

Pivotally mounted on a stud (Figures 6 to 11) which is fixed to a frame member 22, is a lever 24 having an upstanding ear 26 (Figures 10 and 11 The lever carries a screw 28 which holds a clutch element 38 in fixed position on the lever. This element is provided with a V-shaped notch 32 in which is freely mounted aclutch roll 34. A knurled Wheel 35 encloses the element 30 and a washer 38 overlies the wheel and holds the various parts in their respectivepositions.

A spring 48 bears against the car 26 at one end and against a frame member not shown at its other end and thus serves to urge the lever 24 in a clockwise direction (Figure 10) to press a checkC against the slide 5. Y

The roll operating in the notch 32 is adapted V to engage the inner periphery of the knurled wheel 36 and to prevent counter clockwise rota tion thereof (Figure 10) while permitting free rotation in a clockwise direction.

The shafts I5 and I! are driven by a motor, v

not shown, through three hundred sixty degrees every time a check is deposited upon the motor control contacts I9 mounted in the check sup- :port 3.

This mechanism, too, is fully described in the above mentioned application.

Surrounding the slide and anvil is a check hopper 2| (Figure 1) which has a slanting bottom 23 which leads to an opening 25. A lip 21 on the hopper projects into the display casing 29 which is open at its upper end to receive checks which are discharged from said chute.

The cams 92,

The casing comprises a vertical trough 3| which is fixed toa front member 33 which is preferably a cast frame. This frame is provided with a sight opening 35 (Figures 2 and 3) and is fitted with a window 31 in any suitable manner.

A plurality of horizontal shafts 39, II and 43 are mounted transversely in the trough 3I and a, plurality of check supporting elements or shelves 45, 41 and 49 which are provided with upwardly bent and perforated ears 5I5I, 53-59 and '55--6I respectively are supported for rotation upon said shafts.

Coiled springs 63, and 67 are mounted on said shafts and tend to hold the shelves in the check supporting position with their left-hand edges Figure 3) against the glass 3'! so as to close the trough against the passage of checks.

Pins 69, II and I3 project laterally from the the ears 51, 59 and SI through slots in the one wall of. trough 3 I. I As is clearly shown in Figure 1, a bracket I5, which is fixed to a frame member 11, supports a pivot pin I9 upon which are pivotally mounted in spaced parallel relation three levers 8|, 83 and 85 having cam followers 81, 88 and 98 respectively formed on their intermediate sections. The levers III, 83 and 85 are guided in a comb guide 89 which is also fixed to the frame member "II.

Three separate cam plates are mounted in parallel relation on the shaft I1 and are fixed thereto. Each plate carries a cam and the cams designated by numerals 92, 94 and 96, respectively, are spaced degrees apart, circumferentially.

A link 9|, Figures 1 and 3, connects the pin 69 of the shelf 45 with a pin 93 in the outermost lever IN. A bent link 95, Figure 5, connects the pin II with a pin 84 on the intermediate lever 83 so that the intermediate shelf 41 will be actuated thereby. The innermost lever 85 connects directly with the pin I3 0n the lowermost shelf 49.

In addition, a link 91 having slots 99 and IIII therein, Figure 4, is adapted to fit over the pins II and I3 and is connected at its lower end to a link I03 by means of a pivot pin I85. I The link I 03 is provided with a stub shaft I8! on which is mounted a roll I09. The roll is adapted to ride on' the edge I II of the front member 33 as is clearly shown in Figure 1. The lower end of link I 03 is pivotally connected at I04 with a projecting ear I85 of a'tilting plate II3 which is pivotally mounted on a shaft I I5 and which serves as a bottom for the check receptacle III. The plate projects from under the front member-33 and is formed with turned up edge portions H9 and serves as a chute for the checks leaving the receptacle.

- The plate II3 carries a U-shaped bail I2Ihaving depending end portions I23 between which is mounted a shaft I24 which, in turn, carries cam rolls- I 25. One longitudinal'edge of the central portion of the bail is bent downwardly to form a stop I21 for the actuating plate I29 which is pivotally mounted on the transverse shaft I3I by means of the depending supports I33.

The plate I29is provided with slots I35 at either side which receive the end portions I23 of the bail. |2I and with a transverse opening I31 which provides clearance for the stop I21.

The supports I33 are formed with roll actuating cams I39 which are adapted to' engage the roll I25. A spring I4I mounted on shaft I3I engages the bottom of the member 33'and the plate -I29 'at its upper end, and serves to hold it in its farthest counter clockwise position which is with its upper "edge in engagement with-stop 1 2T.

I Operation V f When a check is deposited 'in chute it will descend and come -'to rest upon-contacts 19 and start the motor not shown). The motor will drive the oam-shaft ill 'and during' the first =60 degrees 'of its revolution, the gear 1 4 will rotate "the gear '8, sector -I .andcrarlk fl through-a half {revolution and will, through linkage AH-sector 9, rack =1, slide "5 and -=support 3'grip the check between the anvil l3 and shoulder 5 to caliper it. Thereaften' the cam-shaft I is rotated through two hundred" forty degrees in a clockwisedirem tion. During the first 60 degrees movement, fromthe-Figure 6 to'the'iFigure 7 position, of the cam-shaft, the cam "96 will"actuate the camfollower "90 and lever 85 to :pull the pin '13 downward so as to tilt the lowermost :shelf l9 and dump t'he check supported thereby into the check receptacle l-ll. Upon further rotation of the shaft, cam '96 .w'illrelea'se the leverBB so that the shelf may be restoredto lts check-supporting position by the spring FL This operation will be completed "within the first 120 degrees rotation qofshaft'l'l.

' fDuring the next sixty degrees of movement, the'camfl actuates follower on:lever :83-which p'ivots and pulls downward on link '95 and :pin =I l GFigure 5 *to tilt the-intermediate shelf '41 so that the check therein will fall' to' the lowest shelf n and 'will be :retained for inspection thereon.

"Theishelf #1 will be returnedto its initial rcheck supporting position by spring 65 when the cam '64; releases its' foll'ower 90. This event occurs wen-team the completion of the second one *hundred twenty degree rotation since each cam has a face width of sixty degrees. There will ac- .cordingly lbe rotation of slightly :less than '30 degrees at the beginning. and end ofaeach-YIZO degree 'ph'as xduring which the "cam follower occupies "lits" rest position. II-he'Lrise "and ifallzportions :of' the cams utilize only :a :few degrees or the travel.

. at will beinoted that the slots :sa-endun in link :91 (Figure 4 permit the :movementof the pins 'lll and T3 and theirassociatedtshelvesxas just described without the linklbeing'moved.

=Duringth'eithird'one hundred twenty degrees Fol revolution of shaft fl, the cam 1-92"-will i actuate the follower -.8.'| :as shown in Figure -8 and :the louterll'ever 81' will pivotv'and ;pull :down on link 1:9 I Land =pin 6'9 to -dumprshelf causing thecheck whichvis supported thereon to beideposite'clionithe ishelf flil; Theshelf will'be restored by :spring 63 fto =the initial "position as the-cam passes :its

zfolloweri and moves'toits initial position.

l-As :the camshaft H' enters uponathe :last sixty degrees-of itsrotation, thellocking sec'tor l-B moves 7 OHll OfFBHgagBmGIIt -with sector to and gearwMrengages gear-:Wso as to :transmit rotation thereto to'return:ittoaits initiahposition. I

.As the crank [71 is thus rotated'the shoulder 5 :backs away from the caliperedhheck'whiohzis now held between the spring pressed roll 36.and the surface of the s1ide 5. The check is prevented from returning with-the slide by the friction between it and "the'knurled roll. Since .the roll is prevented from rotating in the counterclockwise direction (Figure 10) by the clutch 32-34, the slide will move relative to the check and the roll until the left end of the slide clears or nearly clears the check as is shown in Figure 9, whereupon it will be pushed by the roll and will fall flown'=i1'itp the hopper' i ll It-will roll or "slide "down the i nclined' bottoxn theredf'tintothe troug'h 31 where it com'es to west on the uppermost shelf where it can thus he wiewed by any interested person.

:From Figure 9 itxwill benoted that atxthe time of "release of the check :of ssmallest diameter, the

cami92'1has: already .rcleared nits afollower azl r so that rthetupper :shelf 45 will have :been positioned by its spring toirre'ceive the-school: =before the check :is'lreleased.

ibbviouslygrlif :a larger checkiis "used than that sho.wn,z-therelease thereof will be even later with respect to lthe release of the cam follower 792. The same :result :follows' if the check should be carried-thank with the slide '5 :due to the failure of. olutch s32, 34 to function. it lwill eventually :rest :against stripper M and the slide will be =withdravmsfrom in :front of lit (see Figure 16-). limeither event the :shelf 45 will-be in position ibefore the check is released. r

it \willbe seen that/this cycle is repeated for leveryacheck deposited I and vthat where a fare I consists of several checks such as a nickel and two :pennies, the-entiredare-will be displayedon the shelves ?the order individual checks were registered. v

To remove'ohecks from thexreceptacle Hs'LJiftain-g pressure :is applied .to the outer end of plate L29 preferably with the thumb of the cupped :hand. .:Such pressure produces a clockwise roztation 10f the ,iplate I129 about shaft 1.3 and as a -result etheouter ends of -the=cams 4-39 will engage theurolls 1 25 :and induce a counterclockwise r0- .tationoflplate 4 l3 withthe result-that'the checks (in; the .rreceptacleawilli slide down the plate M3 .and into the cupped hand.:.of ltheioperator. The plates ill-land l2;9-in:the;f.ully actuated position nocupy contiguous. and parallel. positions so that the stop 4:25! ioccupies :theclearance slot 131.

The operation of plate-H3 by plate L29 also -.transmits afidownwardzpull on the "links I03 and 91. Thewroll r109 bearing :on the-edge :Hl =prevents the link l.03-. frompivoting about 105.

lltu-will hes-seen :fromwFigure 4 that the pins H and 131118 in :the upper :ends-of slots =99 and 10! respectively so that these pins will be pulled downwardlytbythe link and will tilt the lower and'jntermediate shelves 49' and 4-! simultanefously .to dump the'cheoks'held by'them .into the receptacle -l=l-1 whence they will be'deposited in the operators hand. The levers and 83, connetted ?to these pins, will simply pivot .idly'eabout the pivot 19; Thus it will be seen that -'all -but the slast'check collected will be-delivered to the .operator..

p Whilietheipreferredform of the apparatus .has

been disclosed herein for the purpose of illustration, it is obvious thatvarious changesmay be made :in the .form, construction and arrangelmenlwof parts withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention. lllpplicants therefore do not wis'hlto bealimited -.to the specific construction disclosed but desire protection falling fairly .within the lzscope of the following claims;

Whatwe consider to be new and desire to protectfby United-States LettersrPatent is:

l. .iIn'tacheck displayapparatus, the combination of an actuating means, check handling imeansiincluding :movable means connected to said actuating means and operable thereby to engage and move a check to .a predetermined position, hold and thereafter release said check, a plurality of check supporting elements, the first of which is disposed adjacent said predetermined check handling means when, the check is released andthe remainder of said elements being disposed to receive the check in turn, meanscooperating with said elements to retain a check supported thereon, means operable byv said actuating means to move said elements from and to check retainingposition in predetermined or der to pass a check from one element to the next, said operable meansbeing adapted to complete the movement of one element before actuating another, said actuating means beingconstructed and arranged to move said movable means to release the check engaged therewith after the movement of said first element is completed.-

2. In a check display apparatus; the combination of a plurality of check supportingelements,

means mounting said elements'for movement from and to checksupporting positions and means for moving said elements individually-and in predetermined order and additional manual means for moving all but the last moved check supporting element from check supporting posi "tion.

3. In a check display'inechanism comprising a transparent element, a check handling mechanism, means operated continuously throughout a cycle for actuating said mechanism to move a check to a predetermined position,to hold and thereafter to eject said check, a check receptacle,

a series of display elements disposed 'adjacent' said predetermined position, said receptacle and said transparent element, cam means operated by said actuating means for actuating said display elements in sequence, from the lowermost to the uppermost, to pass checks received from the check handling means, by stages past said transparent element to .said receptacle before said check handling mechanism is actuated to eject a check to the display element adjacent'to it.

4. In a check display apparatus a display casing, a plurality of check supporting elements superposed one above the other in said casing, means mounting said elements for movement from and to check supporting position, yieldable means normally retaining said elements in check position so as to: receive said check from said -;a; transparent element, a check handling mechanism adapted to move-a check to a predetermined position, hold and thereafter eject said check, a check receptacle,"a seriesof display elements disposed adjacent said predetermined position and 'betweensaid handling mechanism and said receptacle and adjacent said transparent element,'means for, actuating said 'displayelements to pass checks-by stages past said transparent element to said receptacle, and for thereafter actuating, said handling mechanism to eject a check to the display element adjacent to it and manual means for releasing checks from said receptacle, said manual means being connected to actuate display elements to release checks hel by them. I

'7. In a check display mechanism, the combination of a transparent element, a plurality of display elements disposed adjacent thereto, means for actuating said display elements to move a check by intermittent stages past said transparent element, a check handling mechanism-comprising a check gripping and supporting slide adaptedtomove to supporting gripping position and return, means for actuating said check handling mechanism, a check friction wheel, means mounting said wheel for yieldable engagement with a slide supported check, said mounting means comprising a clutch adapted to prevent movement of said wheel as said slide moves from gripping position whereby a check will be held against movement with the slide in said return direction and will be ejected as said slide moves out of check supporting position, said actuating means being so coordinated in'movem'ent with the movement of the display elements as to complete operation of said display supporting position, and means for actuating said elements from check supporting position in order.

from the lowest to th uppermost and additional means operable at will for moving all but said uppermost element from check supporting posi tion. 7

5; In a check receiving and display mechanism,

a display case, a plurality of check supporting elements mounted in said case for movement from and to saidcheck Supporting position and arranged to pass a check from one element to the next succeeding element, check handling means including m'eansfor ejecting a check therefrom,

actuating means for moving said elements from and to check supporting position in sequence from the first to the last, to pass said checks from one element to the next, means connecting said actuating means and said ejecting means to effect actuation of the'latter after said supporting elements have been actuated, and means for 'guidingsaid ejected check from said check ejecting means to .the first of said supporting elements. a

I 6. In a check display mechanism comprising elements prior to the withdrawal of the slide from supporting position.-

8. In a check handling mechanism, an anvil, means including a shouldered slide adapted to support and move a check, a friction wheel, means mounting said wheel for rotation in one direction about an axis, means for pressing said Wheel toward said slide, means for moving said slide toward and from said anvil into and out of: position adjacent said wheel, and a hopper disposed adjacent said wheel and anvil whereby a check will bemoved to said anvil to be engaged and'held by said wheel against return motion with said slide and will be discharged into said hopper when said slide is withdrawn. 9'. In a check receiving and display mechanism, a display case, a plurality of check supporting elements mounted in said case for movement from and to said check supporting position and means for moving said elements from and to check supporting position in sequence to pass said checks from one element to the next, means connecting said actuating means and said clamping and ejecting means to effect actuation of the "latter after said I actuated.

supporting elements have been HUGO J. BAUR. THOMAS E. KULO. 

